[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61803-61804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00129]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2720-036]


Sturgeon Falls Hydro; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

October 23, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) and is 
available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2720-036.
    c. Date Filed: July 29, 2002.
    d. Applicant: City of Norway, Michigan.
    e. Name of Project: Sturgeon Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Menominee River in Dickinson County, Michigan 
and Marinette County, Wisconsin. The project does not utilize lands of 
the United States.
    g. Filed Pursuant To: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ray Anderson, City Manager, City of Norway, 
City Hall, 915 Main Street, Norway, Michigan 49870, (906) 563-8015.
    i. Commission Staff Contact: Patti Leppert, (202) 502-6034, or 
[email protected].
    j. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice, reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 
days from the date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resources agency, they must also serve a copy of the 
document on that resource agency.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings.
    l. Description of the Project: The existing Sturgeon Falls 
Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A 270-foot-long concrete dam 
with spillway equipped with a 16.7-foot-high by 24-foot-wide Taintor 
gate and a 16.7-foot-high by 16-foot-wide Taintor gate; (2) a 126.5-
foot-long concrete head-works structure; (3) a 400-acre impoundment 
with a normal pool elevation of 829.8 feet National Geodetic Vertical 
Datum; (4) a 300-foot-long, 60-foot-wide power canal; (5) a powerhouse 
containing four generating units with a total installed capacity of 
5,136 kilowatts; (6) a 300-foot-long, 7.2-kilovolt transmission line; 
and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``e-Library'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be 
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. To 
view upcoming Commission events, please go to www.ferc.gov and click on 
``View Entire Calendar''.
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS'', or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions

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or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain 
copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each filing must 
be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    n. Procedures Schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue one 
environmental assessment (EA), rather than issuing a draft and final 
EA. The staff intends to allow at least 30 days for entities to comment 
on the EA, and will take into consideration all comments received on 
the EA before final action is taken on the license application. If any 
person or organization objects to the staff proposed alternative 
procedure, they should file comments as stipulated in item k above, 
briefly explaining the basis for their objection. The application will 
be processed according to the following schedule, but revisions to the 
schedule may be made as appropriate:
    Issue Notice of availability of EA: February 2004.
    Ready for Commission decision on the application: April 2004.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E3-00129 Filed 10-29-03; 8:45 am]
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